The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 557.2kg of skunk, 5.6kg of methamphetamine and 29.8 grams of heroin from a warehouse in Bayelsa.

This is contained in a statement on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi.

Mr Babafemi said the drugs were intercepted along Major General Isaiah Allison Street, Opolo, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, adding that four suspects were arrested when NDLEA operatives raided the premises on Wednesday, April 16.

“The four suspects arrested during the raid include Kurtis Sarimiye, 46; Roland Prosper, 34; Paul Sarimiye, 45; and Fidelis Ugbesla, 46,” he added.

Meanwhile, 1,100 kilogrammes of skunk were recovered from a delivery van with the driver, Ismail Abdullahi, arrested in the Surulere area of Lagos on Thursday, April 17.

Mr Babafemi said NDLEA operatives in Kaduna on Friday, April 18, raided the hideout of a suspect, Ike Ani, 30, in Zaria, where 31,950 pills of tramadol 225mg and diazepam were recovered.

Also, in Kebbi, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Bagudo road on Friday, April 18, intercepted a vehicle loaded with bags of charcoal from Malabil, Benin Republic.

“A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 97kg skunk concealed in the sacks of charcoal.

“Three suspects, Abubakar Ibrahim, 50; Mustapha Aliyu, 32; and Bashar Lawali, 28, were arrested in connection with the seizure.

“In a related development, the NDLEA arrested a 48-year-old, Okafor Marcel, with 11.5kg skunk at Abatete, Anambra state.

“Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives in Oshogbo, Osun state, on Tuesday, April 15, also arrested Ajala Mercy, 27, with 43 litres of skushi, a mixture of black currant, cannabis, and opioids.

“The NDLEA operatives recovered all from her room at Dada estate, Halleluyah area of the state capital,” he said.

(NAN)